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Business Events - the application of design and transforming access (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & McLachie, J. (2019, May). Business Events - the application of design and transforming access. Paper presented at Atlas Business Tourism 2019 Special Interest Group Conference, Porvoo, Finland

This work introduces and critically reviews the changing notion of social responsibility in the behaviour and actions of Business Event provision and its management. In particular, the work focuses on the development of inclusive practice in Business... Read More about Business Events - the application of design and transforming access.

The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, M., & Adams, A. (2019, July). The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee. Paper presented at Leisure Studies Association (LSA) 2019, Abertay University, Dundee

Dӧrk, Carpendale and Williamson (2011) review the Flaneur (Baudelaire, 1863) in contemporary settings, positing the information flanuer as representing a new way of thinking about information seeking. We adapt and extend this and consider the future... Read More about The forward facing flaneur: a fresh look at information seeking for the beer festival attendee.

The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leggate, M., Florida-James, G., Ross, M., Jurevicius, M., Duncan, G., & Lithgow, H. (2019, December). The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males. Presented at Future Physiology, Liverpool, UK

A low vitamin D status has been identified as an association risk factor in the etiology of numerous chronic diseases, with older adults identified as generally more deficient than younger populations. Exercise has been shown to act as a direct and i... Read More about The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males.

Assessment of knowledge of secondary/high school students on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV, sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), nutrition and substance use and abuse in Lesotho (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nyangu, I. (2019, December). Assessment of knowledge of secondary/high school students on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV, sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), nutrition and substance use and abuse in Lesotho. Paper presented at 11th National Health Research Forum

Machine Learning for Health and Social Care Demographics in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Smales, A., Lawson, A., & Chute, C. (2019, November). Machine Learning for Health and Social Care Demographics in Scotland. Paper presented at HEALTHINFO 2019, Valencia, Spain

This paper outlines an extensive study of applying machine learning to the analysis of publicly available health and social care data within Scotland, with a focus on learning the most significant variables involved in key health care outcome factors... Read More about Machine Learning for Health and Social Care Demographics in Scotland.

The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, S. (2019, November). The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak. Presented at British Mountain Medicine Society (BMMS) Science Day, Bamford

Presentation given to British Mountain Medicine Society at its 2019 Science day on November 13th, 2019. Based on research carried out on Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan, the issue of acclimatisation was examined based on data collected from a number of pri... Read More about The highs and lows of acclimatising: Strategies and stories from Lenin Peak.

Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacNicol, Y., & Roberts, N. Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries. Presented at British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2019, London

Exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) has negative consequences in children. There is a strong link between cigarette smoking and socio-economic groups, children from more deprived areas are at a higher risk of exposure to SHS in their home.

A previ... Read More about Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries.

The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, T., & Roberts, N. The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities. Presented at British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2019, London

Background While there has been an increase in low emission zones (LEZ) across Europe, there is poor knowledge base examining the relationship between LEZ’s and their effect on public health. This study was to assess the current research base on the... Read More about The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities.

It takes a village to raise a child. PATH project (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuipers, Y. (2019, November). It takes a village to raise a child. PATH project. Presented at Perinatal Quality Network (PQN) for perinatal mental health services, annual forum Royal College of Psychiatrists, London

A biomechanical investigation of a spinal mobilisation intervention with Multiple Sclerosis patients (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hamilton, R., Brown, S., & Garden, C. (2019, October). A biomechanical investigation of a spinal mobilisation intervention with Multiple Sclerosis patients. Poster presented at Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis, Special Interest Group on Mobility, Glasgow, UK

Final PhD results with comparisons over 3 studies investigating a biomechanical analysis of a spinal mobilisation therapy analysing muscle tissue quality, functional balance and movement measures, self-reported pain and self-reported fatigue.

Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2019, October). Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law. Presented at Twenty Years of the Scottish Parliament in Child and Family Law, Edinburgh

Three funded workshops celebrating the work of the Scottish Parliament in the field of Child and Family Law. I co-organised and co-chaired each of the three day-long workshops.

Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2019, September). Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship. Paper presented at European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Prague, CZ

Presentation titled: "Spaces and Places of Friendship. Thinking about Geo-spatiality in Practices of Friendship". To: 5th European Geographies of Sexualities Conference. Prague, Charles University.

https://2019.egsconference.com

Dramatic Effect - enhancing nurse education through performance (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C., Bastow, F., & Harper-McDonald, B. (2019, September). Dramatic Effect - enhancing nurse education through performance. Paper presented at RAISE Annual Conference, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Health and social care integration (HCI) is an important policy priority across the United Kingdom. HCI is a complex process, not least because it results in blurring and redefinition of professional roles. Because nurses are at the forefront of HCI... Read More about Dramatic Effect - enhancing nurse education through performance.

Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paul, C., Campbell, T., Yule, S., & Palmer, D. (2019, September). Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union. Poster presented at The Edinburgh Sport & Exercise Medicine Conference, Edinburgh

Background:Training and match exposure has been shown to influence injury risk in elite Rugby Union players.

Objective: To show how different load-measures can be used to quantify player training and match exposure over a professional Rugby Union... Read More about Monitoring Training & Match Exposure in Elite Scottish Rugby Union.

An Exploratory Study of Designing and Developing Core Physiology Curriculum for Pre-registration Nursing Education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wood, A. (2019, July). An Exploratory Study of Designing and Developing Core Physiology Curriculum for Pre-registration Nursing Education. Paper presented at Physiology 2019, Aberdeen

Physiology is considered a core component for all nursing and midwifery courses, however there is a lack of clarity on content across higher education on what is included in this core component. Physiology is part of ‘bioscience’ education, within pr... Read More about An Exploratory Study of Designing and Developing Core Physiology Curriculum for Pre-registration Nursing Education.

Assessing job quality within the Scottish microbrewing sector (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & Richards, J. (2019, July). Assessing job quality within the Scottish microbrewing sector. Paper presented at Centre for Beer Research and Enterprise (CBREW) Workshop, Edinburgh Napier University

Abstract not available.

The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Karen Hernandez Garcia, A. (2019, June). The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios. Paper presented at XVII Symposium of Mexican students and studies in the UK, Cambridge UK

Mexico City has experienced an accelerated and disorganised urban growth over time, triggering a deficit of housing stock, job opportunities, public transport and infrastructure services, in addition to environmental impacts related to construction o... Read More about The accelerated urban growth in Mexico City. Figures and future scenarios.

No Alarms and No Surprises (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. (2019, June). No Alarms and No Surprises. Presented at Learning and Teaching Conference, Edinburgh

In this presentation I will outline a number of case studies where I have learned from working with students from different learning backgrounds to develop my teaching ethos of ‘no alarms and no surprises’. I address the accessibility of ‘surprise’ t... Read More about No Alarms and No Surprises.